I have been on this so called work programme for just over a month.
I went in on Friday at 4pm and I saw the advisor who in fact is ok.
I asked him if he knew of any vacancies he could point me to, he had one, it was for an Aldi in Mansfield, about 15 miles. They had a total of 50 vacancies in various areas.
So he told me each advisor are to refer 3 people.
That sounds not too bad yet, but then they are to meet up on Wednesday morning and they are going to take the job seekers there, still not too bad. But then oh-so what are the hours then ???
Well it is between 6am and 9pm flexible.
So then I said to him how will people from here get there before 6am if they do not drive? He then said well that is the problem. There is no transport from Chesterfield to Mansfield until 06.30, we checked. And he said he has only put one person through for it who has transport as he did not think it right taking them along on Wednesday knowing that they could never get there themselves. Also he does have his own target to reach but sometimes facts and people do come before targets.
The advisor is someone I actually know and as I have said before he knows about the job searching and courses and other stuff I am involved with and was happy with the information I gave him from the past month. He asks if there is anything I can think of which would be of use to me. He also asks if I have applied at the company he works for??? I have and got to stage 3, which was an hours telephone interview. I obviously did not get the job as that's why I am sat in front of him.
I said that this job seeking stuff gets ridiculous and you can lose who you are, it drains you. It becomes your main focus.
Well I told him I am wanting to learn how to play the guitar, I keep trying and he went away came back and brought me some papers from his first ever lesson, he spent about 10 mins talking to me about this and gave me a copy.
Although I did not come away with any decent job vacancies, I came away feeling like me.
Justine x
I went in on Friday at 4pm and I saw the advisor who in fact is ok.
I asked him if he knew of any vacancies he could point me to, he had one, it was for an Aldi in Mansfield, about 15 miles. They had a total of 50 vacancies in various areas.
So he told me each advisor are to refer 3 people.
That sounds not too bad yet, but then they are to meet up on Wednesday morning and they are going to take the job seekers there, still not too bad. But then oh-so what are the hours then ???
Well it is between 6am and 9pm flexible.
So then I said to him how will people from here get there before 6am if they do not drive? He then said well that is the problem. There is no transport from Chesterfield to Mansfield until 06.30, we checked. And he said he has only put one person through for it who has transport as he did not think it right taking them along on Wednesday knowing that they could never get there themselves. Also he does have his own target to reach but sometimes facts and people do come before targets.
The advisor is someone I actually know and as I have said before he knows about the job searching and courses and other stuff I am involved with and was happy with the information I gave him from the past month. He asks if there is anything I can think of which would be of use to me. He also asks if I have applied at the company he works for??? I have and got to stage 3, which was an hours telephone interview. I obviously did not get the job as that's why I am sat in front of him.
I said that this job seeking stuff gets ridiculous and you can lose who you are, it drains you. It becomes your main focus.
Well I told him I am wanting to learn how to play the guitar, I keep trying and he went away came back and brought me some papers from his first ever lesson, he spent about 10 mins talking to me about this and gave me a copy.
Although I did not come away with any decent job vacancies, I came away feeling like me.
Justine x
